Only 5% of next car purchasers expect to buy all electric cars-Road and Track.

[Over70irregs]

Where are all the EV lovers?

I want a hybrid

 

[fishtm2001]

I want a hybrid

I picked up a 24 Maverick hybrid a couple weeks ago. Love it and getting 55mpg in mostly city driving. I am not kidding as I checked it the old fashioned way knowing the dashboard numbers can be off. Ford needs to spread the word as the stated mpg is something like 43 city/37 hwy. Sold my 2019 Tacoma through Carvana for 1400 less than I paid in 2020. The Mav was 30,7 out the door and my Tacoma went for 30,6. I am a happy camper. The Tacoma, btw, was getting 17mpg in the city.

 

[rod]

 

[Over70irregs]

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I got the remedy….

 

[Over70irregs]

I picked up a 24 Maverick hybrid a couple weeks ago. Love it and getting 55mpg in mostly city driving. I am not kidding as I checked it the old fashioned way knowing the dashboard numbers can be off. Ford needs to spread the word as the stated mpg is something like 43 city/37 hwy. Sold my 2019 Tacoma through Carvana for 1400 less than I paid in 2020. The Mav was 30,7 out the door and my Tacoma went for 30,6. I am a happy camper. The Tacoma, btw, was getting 17mpg in the city.

Is that a truck?

 

[Babagounj]

I got the remedy….
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Going out of business, soon.
Nobody needs an off road vehicle loaded up with useless electronics.

 

[Babagounj]

Is that a truck?

It has automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) which over time turns into a money pit.

 

[vantexan]

Is that a truck?

Ford is talking about making a van version of the Maverick. Would make a great little camper.

 

[Babagounj]

The Tacoma, btw, was getting 17mpg in the city.

My 2021 Tacoma ( V6 ) gets 22.8 mpg in city driving.
Maybe you should just ease off the gas when driving.

 

[vantexan]

It has automatic continuously variable transmission (CVT) which over time turns into a money pit.

No, it has an eCVT based on Toyota technology. Different animal and very reliable.

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Is that a truck?

The same way a Subaru is a sports car.

 

[Thebrownblob]

"Only 1%
"Only 3%"
"Only 5%"
"Only 10%"
"Onlu 25%"
"Only 50%"

Sorry, I'm filling in your thread titles for the next few years.

All the objections just betray ignorance. The range on many electrics is identical to gas already. They're more convenient to charge than to fill up with gas, and cost-parity is imminent.

Man, this did not age well

 

[rod]

Man, this did not age well

What happened to that Dusch bag Wilberforce?

 

[Thebrownblob]

What happened to that Dusch bag Wilberforce?

His Tesla caught fire?

 

[JL 0513]

Headlines suggest EV sales are going down.

Just to point out facts, not because I support or don't support EVs, but EV sales are up significantly this year. Just as they were last year. The rate of increase has just slowed from the peek experienced from the fast wave of early adopters buying up all the new releases introduced during a short period of time.

After the early adopter phase, it is much more challenging to change the habits of mainstream buyers.

The predictions made by government and automakers were way to optimistic in the speed of growth. The US is a different animal when it comes to this switch vs a small country like Norway.